Barrett Elementary: math

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's math test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 5.

Many students here are still learning English. The math test is written in English, with some translation help, and many of its questions are word problems. In 2026, 45 of the 165 students who took the math test were English learners.

All students

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 32 points under the grade 3 bar. 2404 vs. 2436.
4th The average 4th grader scores 30 points under the grade 3 bar. 2406 vs. 2436. The 4th-grade bar is 2485.
5th The average 5th grader scores 41 points under the grade 4 bar. 2444 vs. 2485. The 5th-grade bar is 2528.

Students fluent in English

Math with English out of the way. Includes students who have only ever spoken English.

Grade bars 3rd 47 students 37 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 40 students 12 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 33 students 11 points under the grade 4 bar.

English learners

Students leave this group as they become fluent, so its average stays low even where they learn well.

Grade bars 3rd 13 students 14 points under the grade 3 bar. 4th 15 students 77 points under the grade 3 bar. 5th 17 students 51 points under the grade 3 bar.

the group's average that grade's own bar the distance between

2026 results. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade. The state leaves out any group of ten students or fewer, so a grade may be missing from the charts.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,011	2397.2	− 2436	−38.8	× 85 / 338	−9.8
4	88,014	2429.5	− 2485	−55.5	× 93 / 338	−15.3
5	88,016	2431.0	− 2528	−97	× 96 / 338	−27.6
6	88,018	2502.2	− 2552	−49.8	× 64 / 338	−9.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−62

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	81,702	2426.1	− 2436	−9.9	× 81 / 358	−2.2
4	81,704	2416.2	− 2485	−68.8	× 88 / 358	−16.9
5	81,705	2469.5	− 2528	−58.5	× 96 / 358	−15.7
6	81,708	2465.5	− 2552	−86.5	× 93 / 358	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−57

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	83,974	2398.9	− 2436	−37.1	× 80 / 240	−12.4
4	83,975	2435.0	− 2485	−50	× 77 / 240	−16
5	83,977	2462.9	− 2528	−65.1	× 83 / 240	−22.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−51

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,196	2409.9	− 2436	−26.1	× 73 / 225	−8.5
4	84,197	2430.3	− 2485	−54.7	× 79 / 225	−19.2
5	84,200	2493.3	− 2528	−34.7	× 73 / 225	−11.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−39

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,811	2386.8	− 2436	−49.2	× 73 / 218	−16.5
4	84,812	2431.3	− 2485	−53.7	× 70 / 218	−17.2
5	84,813	2464.9	− 2528	−63.1	× 75 / 218	−21.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−55

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,980	2403.6	− 2436	−32.4	× 52 / 165	−10.2
4	84,981	2419.6	− 2485	−65.4	× 66 / 165	−26.2
5	84,982	2442.4	− 2528	−85.6	× 47 / 165	−24.4
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−61

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,915	2364.5	− 2436	−71.5	× 65 / 191	−24.3
4	84,916	2444.1	− 2485	−40.9	× 59 / 191	−12.6
5	84,917	2466.5	− 2528	−61.5	× 67 / 191	−21.6
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−59

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,908	2371.5	− 2436	−64.5	× 58 / 187	−20
4	84,909	2405.4	− 2485	−79.6	× 66 / 187	−28.1
5	84,910	2480.8	− 2528	−47.2	× 63 / 187	−15.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−64

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,602	2365.4	− 2436	−70.6	× 57 / 169	−23.8
4	84,603	2420.1	− 2485	−64.9	× 52 / 169	−20
5	84,604	2421.4	− 2528	−106.6	× 60 / 169	−37.8
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−82

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	84,375	2404.3	− 2436	−31.7	× 60 / 165	−11.5
4	84,376	2406.1	− 2485	−78.9	× 55 / 165	−26.3
5	84,377	2443.8	− 2528	−84.2	× 50 / 165	−25.5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−63

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −62, −57, −51, −39, −55, −61, −59, −64, −82, −63 → −59.3
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 5 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 12 · 2018→2019: 16 · 2019→2022: 6 · 2022→2023: 2 · 2023→2024: 5 · 2024→2025: 18 · 2025→2026: 19 → average 9.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 9.9 × 2.66 = 26.3. Upper limit −33, lower limit −85.6.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.